Dr. Housand is an Associate Professor and Co-Coordinator of the Academically and Intellectually Gifted Program at East Carolina University, where he received the 2014 Max Ray Joyner Award for Outstanding Teaching in Distance Education.

Dr. Housand earned a Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from the University of Connecticut’s Neag School of Education with an emphasis in both gifted education and instructional technology. He currently serves on the NAGC Board of Directors as a Member-at-Large. He frequently presents and works as an educational consultant on the integration of technology and enrichment into curriculum. Currently, his research focuses on ways in which technology can enhance the learning environment and the creation of a definition of creative-productive giftedness in a digital age.